“I looked at the Billy Joel tribute artists currently working and they did not bring everything to the show that I would have liked,” said singer and pianist Craig A. Meyer, who has been portraying Elton John in the Almost Elton John & The Rocket Band
On December 8th, the 36th Annual Kennedy Center Honors inducted Herbie Hancock, Martina Arroyo, Shirley MacLaine, Billy Joel and Carlos Santana at a special event attended by the President and First Lady along with other Hollywood and political elites.
Express Newspapers, Hulton Archive, Getty Images. To his credit, Billy Joel never really stayed where he was supposed to. As a New York-based singer-songwriter in the early '70s, he cut his first record, which nobody heard.
Other than Urie giving it his all, Snoop Dogg was there for Herbie Hancock, Pitch Perfect's Anna Kendrick did a musical number for Shirley MacLaine and like Brendon, Garth Brooks paid homage to Billy Joel as well. The piano man seemed amused as Urie
President Obama said, "For an artist whose songs are sung around the world, his music is uniquely American, and for that we honor Billy Joel." Rose said, "Just give me a sense, a boy from Long Island, sitting there with the president, first lady and
Don Henley, Garth Brooks Perform Billy Joel Songs at Kennedy Center Honors
